Brain Tumour (S) Flashcards
1
Q
Brain tumour
A
malignant/benign tumour of brain
2
Q
what characterises the tumour
A
location
cell type
3
Q
what are the cell types
A
primary malignant:
glioma
primary benign:
meningioma
pituitary
metastases:
lung, breast
4
Q
signs
A
signs of raised ICP
altered mental state
seizures
neuro deficit
5
Q
investigations
A
CT
MRI
LP
6
Q
when do you not do an LP
A
when there are signs of an intra-cranial mass lesion
7
Q
frontal lobe signs
A
personality change
confusion
irritation
8
Q
parietal lobe signs
A
struggle to speak
struggle to read/write
loss of feeling a specific area in body
9
Q
temporal lobe sign
A
short-term memory loss
forgetting words
10
Q
occipital lobe sign
A
visual problems
11
Q
pituitary adenoma
A
bi-temporal hemianopia
mood swing
energy
12
Q
cerebellum
A
in-coordination
ataxia
13
Q
management
A
steroids - dexamethasone treat any serious symptoms surgery radiotherapy chemotherapy endocrine replacement
